Kerry Chikarovski was the first woman to lead a major political party in NSW. In this interview we explored the changes in politics, lifestyle and flexible workplaces, the #MeToo movement, ceding governance to the private sector, and the gender pay gap in sport.
Kerry’s book ‘Chika’ is available at your local library if you are lucky or in person at the National Library of Australia in Canberra:
https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/3067349
Follow Kerry:
Twitter @kerrychika
LinkedIn /KerryChikarovski
Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/SfxCSJvlfz0
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1:24 Kerry spearheaded the first flexible workplace policy in Australia
2:57 Kerry’s predictions for future workplace changes
7:01 The type of people attracted to politics
8:28 Learning to manage the new media and social landscape
10:38 Australians are better judges of character than we think
11:42 The #MeToo movement. Is it a new problem?
15:09 Is there a systemic gender problem?
17:39 Are women disadvantaged?
19:48 Big Tech and Big Business adopting a political and governance role
22:34 Big Tech as the world’s largest editor and arbiter of truth
25:53 Are we ceding governance to the private sector?
28:50 What people misunderstand about politicians and business leaders
34:34 The popular narrative for political success
38:07 How Kerry redefined her life after politics
42:05 Women’s Rugby
47:07 The gender pay gap in sport
51:03 What would Kerry do with a magic wand?
